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Old 02-09-2012, 02:06 PM
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will be ordering exhaust in next couple of months and still dont know what i want.....has anyone used the spintech catback for thirdgens?if so what do you think about it? my other choices are hooker aerochamber and tsp rumbler.....i want a fairly loud exhaust at idle and wot but still be able to hold conversations while cruising the highway......i already have hooker 2460 headers with matching y pipe
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ok since im on a high school budget the spintech is out of the category so its either the tsp or the hooker......iv heard hooker is pretty quiet even with headers so im leaning towards the rumbler.....what do you guys think will be better?
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you will probably want the hooker aerochamber kit. its not quiet, has a nice rumble at idle and sounds just as well at wot
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The Hooker is nice at idle, quiet enough at cruise to listen to music or carry on a conversion--nasty at WOT. Recommended.

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i have a flowmaster american thunder..nice loud but not to loud and doesnt have an annoying drone everyone talks about..i have it hooked up to a dynomax 3" cat and the exhaust is 3" itself
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Well everyone where I live runs flowmaster and I want something with a more distinct tone....I want something that's turn heads when it fires up.....every video of the aerochamber I watch you can barely hear it idling.....figured the rumbler would put me almost as loud as a loudmouth
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Do and/or buy what pleases you, but experience tells me that loud gets old fast.

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Anyone have a rumbler on there thirdgen? Or a sound clip?
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Ive heard a few which sound good but there are some that dont sound good at all and drone very badly. with the headers though, it should have a nice sound to it. have you thought about getting cutouts? im sure that would give you turning heads. best of luck
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Anyone have a rumbler on there thirdgen? Or a sound clip?
L98/stock manifolds/Magnaflow cat/TSP Rumbler
http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o...%20GTA/Videos/
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Powersticks and Cobrapacks have quite a distinctive sound. check them out.
http://www.classicchambered.com/classic/products.html

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Powersticks and Cobrapacks have quiet a distinctive sound. check them out.
http://www.classicchambered.com/classic/products.html
Summit welded race muffler on a 91' L98 bolt-on car.
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Blackenedbird It says you have no videos in your photobucket....do you have it posted on YouTube?
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Also could you tell me how much louder it is than a crossflow? And what's the drone like on highway speeds? Sorry about all the questions I just don't want to be disappointed in the exhaust I put on like I was when I put that dynomax ultraflow crossflow on it.....great tone and sound but super quiet
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Originally Posted by z28yourstang
Blackenedbird It says you have no videos in your photobucket....do you have it posted on YouTube?
when you click on the video link i posted , in the drop down menu you have to choose windows media player. On my pc , it defaults to quicktime player.
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Well the one I was referring to was BlackenedBird......really want to hear his car with the rumbler
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Blackenedbird It says you have no videos in your photobucket....do you have it posted on YouTube?
I'm guessing that you didn't actually click & try any of them. That folder is nothing but Videos, hence the name of the folder....."Videos".
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No the page says there are no videos in this file......maybe its cause I'm using my phone ill try again when I get home
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The tumbler sounds great how is the drone and rasp to that system on your thirdgen???
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The tumbler sounds great how is the drone and rasp to that system on your thirdgen???
Zero drone & zero rasp. You check out the videos? I dunno why it sounded so windy in the cruising videos.

EDIT: The windows were down. Says so on the video title! LOL

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Yea my phone wouldn't find the videos but my desktop would.....the car sounds great and still has the tone of a dynomax but way louder.....for sure getting the tumbler....what was done to hook it up????just new hangers???
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Yea my phone wouldn't find the videos but my desktop would.....the car sounds great and still has the tone of a dynomax but way louder.....for sure getting the tumbler....what was done to hook it up????just new hangers???
The previous owner of my car buy the 4th gen version & had a shop install it so I have no idea. Pretty sure they ripped him because he said the install cost more than the cat back. But TSP used to make a 3rd gen version. Same muffler/same tubing but with the correct hangers & bends. You could contact them & ask. http://www.texas-speed.com/ Worst case? Buy the 4th gen 93-95 version & modify it to work. I think the shop lied to him because I have never heard any horror stories about LT kits not easily fitting a 3rd gen.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CWr5...ature=youtu.be

Heres my powersticks on duals. Keep in mind this was barely pushing down on the throttle.

Nice and quite when idle but loud at WOT
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the part numbers for the ls1 and lt1 catback are the same so I think they discontinued the lt1 as well.....the hardest part is gonna be finding a reputable dealer to mod it to fit.....have you added headers to Your car since then....was wondering how different my car would sound with the 2460 hookers and ory
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the part numbers for the ls1 and lt1 catback are the same so I think they discontinued the lt1 as well.....the hardest part is gonna be finding a reputable dealer to mod it to fit.....have you added headers to Your car since then....was wondering how different my car would sound with the 2460 hookers and ory
Says "Out of Stock until March" not discontinued. http://www.texas-speed.com/p-1473-te...3-catback.aspx

And no.....Still stock manifolds & Y. I wanna go LS so I haven't been spending any $ on anything that can't be used later. IE:wheels/tires/suspension/body/interior

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i jus put an obx stainless 3" cat back on mine . i think it sounds pretty good . heres a link to my thread with sound clip :
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/exha...ml#post5207445
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Does anyone know if a Flowmaster 50 series (3 chamber ) can be fitted into a 91 camaro ?
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Ordering my Hooker catback Monday once I deposit money in the bank....I think it will be plenty loud enough for me and if its not then ill just get a cutout.....ill post my results once its on and if I can get a good quality sound clip ill post it as Well
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Don't know if anyone is still reading this thread but I received my Hooker catback today and it is a very nice setup...but the muffler apparently doesn't come in black anymore as mine is plain silver... I bought the 16823 catback....will let people know m results
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I have a hooker cat back on a 3 inch system with hooker headers . It sounds good, definetely loud enough. I like the mello sound of the flowmaster 50 but not sure it would fit on my 91 camaro.
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